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Mark Freeman, University of Glasgow The settlement movement, which originated in London in the 1880s and spread across Britain and America in the following decades, has long been considered an important aspect of the history of social policy before the … Continue reading
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Gareth Millward, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine When the Disability Discrimination Act received Royal Assent on 8 November 1995, the United Kingdom finally had the anti-discrimination legislation which had been recommended by a government commission in 1981. But … Continue reading
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Chris Nottingham, Glasgow Caledonian University In the 1960s the officers of the Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children were known as ‘Cruelty Men’ or simply ‘The Cruelty’. The officers – who carried out the visiting, warning … Continue reading
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Kate Bradley, University of Kent The Hoxton Cafe Project operated in Hoxton in London’s East End between 1962 and 1970. It was a detached youth work project, the purpose of which was to reach out to those young people who … Continue reading
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Sarah Flew, Open University Money is the life blood of any organisation. Despite this, there is a certain reluctance by some historians to engage with the minutiae of financial detail found in balance sheets, general ledgers and cash books. Research … Continue reading
